PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
Priority LOW 38CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02231 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12280
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf28-xm36-jhfj
References
Advisory 7
- 20190621 PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153374/PC-Doctor-Toolbox-DLL-Hijacking.html
- http://www.pc-doctor.com/company/pr-articles/130-pc-doctor-responds-to-software-vulnerability-report
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/21/Dell-Releases-Security-Advisory-Dell-SupportAssist
- https://safebreach.com/Press-Post/SafeBreach-Identifies-Serious-Vulnerability-In-PC-Doctor-Software
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/il/en/ilbsdt1/sln317291/dsa-2019-084-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-security-update-for-pc-doctor-vulnerability?lang=en
Sources
- CVE-2019-12280 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12280 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mf28-xm36-jhfj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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